Over at Tennessee’s Chapter 16, I’ve written about Alice Faye Duncan’sA Song for Gwendolyn Brooks (Sterling, January 2019), illustrated by Brooklyn artist Xia Gordon. Duncan is a Memphis author and school librarian. You can head here to read about the book, and today here at 7-Imp is a bit of art from it. This is Gordon’s picture book debut.

(Pictured above is Gordon’s portrait of Brooks from the book’s title page spread.)

Enjoy!

“SING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.Sing it loud——a Chicago blues. …”(Click to enlarge spread and read text in its entirety)

“SING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.Her father is a janitor.He buys the food and pays the rent.”(Click to enlarge)

“Gwen’s South Side view is an urban suite.Pointed church steeples pierce the clouds. …”(Click to enlarge spread and read text in its entirety)